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Feature Story UrbanArts Commission's Art + Environment Initiative funded a mural in Uptown by artist Khara Woods. Woods cataloged the litter entering the Mississippi River from the Gayoso Bayou in Uptown then depicted it in graphic form. (Cole Bradley) Arts and Culture

Litter, Landfills, and Illegal Dumping: New murals tell the story in Uptown and Frayser

Jim ColemanWednesday, December 4, 2019
Feature Story Participants of the Memphis Youth Crime Watch at Kirby High School. (AJ Dugger) Kids and Education

Cops and kids come together at Kirby High

A. J. Dugger IIIWednesday, December 4, 2019
Feature Story At the PRIZM Ensemble workshop, high school students have opportunities to talk with other students who are also considering music scholarships and how music will factor into their college careers and future professions. (PRIZM Ensemble) Arts and Culture

College isn't cheap. January workshop will help teens find music scholarships and nail auditions.

Baris GursakalWednesday, December 4, 2019
Feature Story Memphis Challenge's Dance-A-Thon competitors got down for a cause. Each collected pledges for donations for each minute spent dancing. (Memphis Challenge) Kids and Education

Memphis Challenge gets down for a cause with first ever dance-a-thon fundraiser

Chris JonesWednesday, December 4, 2019
Feature Story GoDaddy's Made in America docu-series premiered in Memphis on November 22. Its first episodes feature Memphis-area entrepreneurs. Stacy Cline stands at the far left. (Cole Bradley, High Ground News) Entrepreneurship

GoDaddy supports small business in Memphis, premiers docu-series

Cole BradleyWednesday, November 27, 2019
Feature Story podcast Diversity

Podcast: Refugees are good for Memphis but number of new arrivals is shrinking dramatically

Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Feature Story Community Court Referees John Cameron mediates cases involving common code violations. Community Courts are hosted in Hickory Hill and other communities, which helps residents avoid going Downtown for Environmental Court. (Lisa Harris) Healthy Communities

Neighborhood Justice: How Memphis' Community Courts are reducing barriers to court appearances

A.J Dugger III and Cole BradleyWednesday, November 20, 2019
Feature Story podcast Community Development

Podcast: Lifting up resident voice as Memphis neighborhoods transform

Monday, November 18, 2019
Feature Story Vendors sell goods at a local farmers market. (High Ground News) Arts and Culture

Don't just shop, shop just at Peace and Justice Art Festival this Saturday

A. J. Dugger IIIFriday, November 15, 2019
Feature Story Paulita Edmondson is a family coordinator supervisor for Agape Child and Family Services. She's embedded in Hickory Hill. (Agape Child and Family Services) Kids and Education

Paulita Edmondson walks alongside Hickory Hill families to keep kids in their homes. Walk with her.

A. J. Dugger IIIThursday, November 14, 2019
Feature Story L to R: Councilwoman Patrice Robinson, her assistant, LaKevia Perry, and Hickory Hill resident Rorey Lawrence pose for a photo at the community holiday party held at the Hickory Hill Community Center on November 7. (A.J.Dugger III) Community Development

City Councilwoman hosted holiday party for Hickory Hill

A. J. Dugger IIITuesday, November 12, 2019
Feature Story Members of STAARS pose for a group picture. Founder Barbara Davis stands at the forward center. (STAARS) Healthy Communities

STAARS focuses the fight against breast cancer on African Americans

A. J. Dugger IIIThursday, November 7, 2019
Feature Story Current and prospective minority entrepreneurs, small-business owners and others gathered for an Epicenter Think Tank event for innovative thinking . (Epicenter) Entrepreneurship

Epicenter, Power Center CDC partner for entrepreneurs in Hickory Hill

A. J. Dugger IIIThursday, November 7, 2019
Feature Story Ridgeway Cougars helmets rest in the grass during practice. (Malik Martin) Kids and Education

In Photos: Practice makes perfect

A.J Dugger III and Malik MartinWednesday, November 6, 2019
Feature Story Moziah Bridges launched his business, Mo's Bows, at the age of nine. He's now 17 with a booming business, international attention and a first book. His next step? High school graduation in 2020. (Mo's Bows) Entrepreneurship

Moziah Bridges talks bow ties, books and plans post-high school

Ashley DavisTuesday, November 5, 2019
Feature Story The 2019 State of Memphis Housing Summit was held at the Memphis Botanic Gardens on October 29. It was attended by roughly 200 government officials, community leaders, business leaders and nonprofit representatives. (Cole Bradley) Community Development

2019 State of Memphis Housing Summit stated the facts, offered solutions

Cole BradleyTuesday, October 29, 2019
Feature Story HickHill10 Community Development

The History of Hickory Hill, Part I: Big Booms

Cole BradleyFriday, October 25, 2019
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